Month: June 2024

Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks activated ace Zac Gallen from the injured list to start Saturday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. The right-hander (5-4, 3.12 ERA) left his previous outing on May 30 at the New York Mets after facing one batter. He was
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup because of a bruised right hand about 20 minutes before Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Oswaldo Cabrera started in right field for Soto, who is batting .302 with 20
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 02:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano has been shut down because of continued pain in his injured right elbow, manager John Schneider said Saturday. The two-time All-Star will visit Dr. Keith Meister in Texas on Tuesday, Schneider said. Romano missed part of spring
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Jun 29, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent forward Royce O’Neale intends to sign a four-year, $44 million deal to return to the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. O’Neale, 31, closed the season with the Suns after Phoenix acquired him from the Brooklyn Nets in a trade deadline
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Taylor Fritz of the U.S. became the first three-time men’s champion of the Eastbourne International on Saturday. Fritz beat Australian qualifier Max Purcell 6-4, 6-3 in the final, capturing his eighth career title without dropping a set. He also won Eastbourne in 2019 and
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALLORCA, Spain — Alejandro Tabilo became the first Chilean man to win a grass-court title in the Open era at the Mallorca Championships on Saturday. Tabilo, seeded fourth, defeated the unseeded Sebastian Ofner of Austria 6-3, 6-4 in the final. A single break decided
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Jun 29, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic is vying for his eighth Wimbledon title. John Walton/PA via AP Novak Djokovic has said he has tested his troublesome knee to the maximum since arriving in London and is confident he will be ready for his opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday. The 37-year-old
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Jun 29, 2024, 11:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat forward/center Kevin Love is declining his $4 million player option, but both sides are enthusiastic about negotiating a new deal in the opening days of free agency, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Teams can begin signing free agents July 6. Love, who will turn
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LeBron James intends to opt out of the final year of his contract
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Getty Images 29 June 2024, 16:58 BST Comments Updated 5 minutes ago Britain’s Mark Cavendish struggled on stage one of the Tour de France, finishing 39 minutes behind the peloton. France’s Romain Bardet of DSM-Firmenich-PostNL won the Grand Depart from Florence to Rimini in Italy. Bardet’s team-mate Frank van den Broek was second following a
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Jun 29, 2024, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook is picking up his $4 million option and returning to the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Westbrook averaged 11.1 points, 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists last season. Editor’s Picks Westbrook’s first full season with the Clippers hardly went as
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Jun 29, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk said he wants to stay with the San Francisco 49ers this season despite his contract stalemate with the team. Aiyuk, who is entering the final season of his rookie deal, told TMZ Sports at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday that
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Jun 29, 2024, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former No. 1 NFL draft pick JaMarcus Russell was fired as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama, and is facing a lawsuit accusing him of taking a $74,000 check meant as a donation to the school. “JaMarcus Russell
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